Montell Jordan Reveals Second Cancer Diagnosis: ‘I Know God Is a Healer’

Singer-songwriter Montell Jordan is sharing his battle with prostate cancer in hopes of raising awareness.

The “This Is How We Do It” performer visited the Today show on Wednesday, Sept. 3, and spoke with the hosts about being diagnosed with cancer for a second time.

Jordan, 56, has a new documentary called Sustain about dealing with the disease. He said he was first diagnosed with Stage 1 cancer in January 2024, after a routine prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening.

“My initial reaction was I don’t feel like I have cancer,” Jordan told Al Roker, who is also a prostate cancer survivor.

Jordan said his cancer was detected early during a routine screening.

“I was shocked, but because of the early detection of it, I knew I had options available,” he explained.

He underwent surgery to have his prostate removed and announced that he was cancer free.

Unfortunately, he said the cancer has returned. His doctors recently found “tiny amounts” of cancer in the lymph nodes on the left side of the prostate bed.

Jordan has partnered with the nonprofit ZERO Prostate Cancer to spread the word about the importance of regular screenings, particularly for Black men.

September is prostate cancer awareness month and the group offers an abundance of information on its website. ZERO Prostate Cancer notes that a man is diagnosed with prostate cancer every 2 minutes in the U.S.

Black men are 1.7 times more likely to be diagnosed with the disease than White men.

Montell Jordan said he’s been getting cancer screenings since he was in his early 40s.

“I would go regularly to my doctor for screenings, and at that time — we’re talking over a decade ago — most prostate screenings were kind of taboo,” he said in an article on the Today website. “(Doctors) have to go in through the rectum and do the finger check, and so I would do that, and they were taking blood samples.”

Since he topped the charts with “This Is How We Do It” in 1995, Jordan has become a pastor.

All these years later, he is leaning on his wife, his children, and his faith to stay positive as he enters the next phase of his cancer treatments in October.

“To be a cancer survivor, I never knew there was such a thing as being a two-time cancer survivor. So that’s the journey that I’m on right now,” he said.

“I know God is a healer,” he continued. “I also know that I have great care, professionals and people that are alongside of me to make sure that we are completely cancer free.”